Toronto

Buildings

Parliament House

-serves as parliament buildings of Commonwealth of Canada
-neoclassical buildings broadly inspired by Senate House
-at Front and Parliament Street

National Library of Canada

-one of the largest libraries in the world
-right on Whitbread Street

National Museum of Canada

Canadian Exhibition

O'Connell Hall

-hall of the Hibernian Order
-founded by Irish migrants fleeing the Famine
-one of the oldest buildings in Toronto
-continues to serve as headquarters of the national Hibernian Order fraternity

Comunero Hall

-founded by Canadian veterans of Liberty and Union War (1868-76)
-today is building keeping grand social club
-prominently displays American flag in honor of historic war effort

University of Toronto

Neighborhoods

Little Limerick

-Irish neighborhood founded by people fleeing famine
-pretty large area in general
-because Toronto is that Irish
-and there are Irish people in other parts of Toronto as well

Nubiatown

-founded by Coloreds fleeing Fugitive Slave Act

Streets

South to northwards

Front Street

King Street

Whitbread Street

-otl Queen Street

-contains Whitbread Square, Toronto's public square
-which consists of greenery with paved paths throughout